Mark Cameron (weightlifter)
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Mark Cameron (born October 10, 1952) is an American athlete. He was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.
Personal information
Cameron was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1952. As a grown adult, Cameron stood at 5 foot 10 inches and weighed 240 pounds.{{cite web|title=Mark Cameron Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports -Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/mark-cameron-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114813/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/mark-cameron-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=29 January 2013}}
Organizations
Cameron was affiliated with the Central Falls Weightlifting Club (RI) and later with the York Barbell Club in York, Pennsylvania.
Weightlifting achievements
- Bronze Medalist in Senior World Championships (1977)
- Pan American Games Champion (1979)
- Silver Medalist in Pan Am Games (1975)
- Senior National Champion (1975–1980)
- Olympic Games team member (1976 and 1980)
- Lightest and youngest American to clean and jerk over 500 pounds.
- Senior American record holder in clean and jerk (1972–1992).
- Served as Chairman of the Board for USA Weightlifting (2008–2010).
References
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External links
- [http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=156&Itemid=105 Mark Cameron - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091019151139/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091166/index.htm Sports Illustrated Article]
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Category:People from Clinton, Massachusetts
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Category:American male weightlifters
Category:Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic weightlifters for the United States
Category:Weightlifters at the 1979 Pan American Games
Category:Weightlifters at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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